Laudes Domini ‎#322

322. Joy to the world; the Lord is come!

1 Joy to the world; the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare him room,
And heaven and nature sing.

2 Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns;
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains,
Repeat the sounding joy.

3 No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make his blessings flow
Far as the curse is found.

4 He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of his righteousness,
And wonders of his love.

Text Information

• First Line: Joy to the world; the Lord is come!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1884
• Topic: Advent of Christ: At Birth; Christ: Advent at Birth; Christ: Incarnation of; Christ: King of saints
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ANTIOCH
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: E Major